Reserve Your Seat on Free Port of San Diego Bus Tours

Friday, 09 October 2009
Contact: Barbara Moreno (619) 686-6216, John Gilmore (619) 686-7206

The Port of San Diego is excited to offer a new series of free bus tours that will take members of the public along the tidelands and behind the scenes of the Working Waterfront.

New this fall, participants can choose to start their tour in one of the Port’s two member cities; Chula Vista or Coronado. On the narrated, two-hour tour, the public will learn about San Diego Bay and what is the Port and tenants are doing to protect the tidelands, become familiar with Port operations, see shipbuilding and repair facilities, and get an up-close look at both the Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal as well as the National City Marine Terminal.

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Applications Being Accepted for Port of San Diego’s 2010-11 Financial Assistance Program

Monday, 05 October 2009
Contact: Katy Burress (619) 686-6551

The Port of San Diego is accepting applications for 2010-2011 financial assistance program. Through financial assistance, the Port supports many activities and organizations that make San Diego Bay a vibrant and thriving place for everyone.

The deadline for submitting applications is Friday, November 6, 2009 by 5 p.m.

Historic San Diego Sign Leaves Bayfront for New Home

Wednesday, 30 September 2009
Contact: CJ Lucke (619) 471-8730, Barbara Moreno (619) 686-6216

An iconic sign along San Diego Bay's waterfront, is gone, but not forgotten. The Port of San Diego dismantled what was once a bright, neon sign, located on the corner of Broadway and Pacific Highway, on September 30. For decades, the sign pointed the way to three of the Big Bay's popular venues: Anthony's Fish Grotto, which opened its doors 61 years ago as one of the first places to eat along the waterfront; the sailing ship Star of India; and the Star of the Sea room.

Now in disrepair, the sign could possibly have been overlooked when the Port of San Diego breaks ground on the planned Lane Field development project, scheduled for the corner property where it stood.  But Port staff, interested in preserving San Diego history, arranged to have it donated to the San Diego Historical Society.

Emergency Drill at Marine Corps Recruit Depot Thursday

Wednesday, 23 September 2009
Contact: Dale Frost (619) 686-6200

Don’t be alarmed if you hear a burst of seven small explosions and see purple and green smoke rising from the Marine Corps Recruit Depot at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 24. It is part of an Emergency Response & Crisis Management Exercise.

Port of San Diego Gives Viewers Historical Glimpse of the Tuna Industry

Tuesday, 22 September 2009
Contact: John Gilmore (619) 341-5684

The Port of San Diego has produced a 9-minute video that will take viewers back to the boom years of the tuna fishing industry when San Diego was known as the tuna Capitol of the world.

Writer Barbara Moreno and videographer Glenn Batuyong, of the Port’s Communications & Community Services Department, produced the segment based on interviews with people familiar with the industry that at one time employed 17,000 workers and generated $65 million in annual economic impact in the region.